BioSpace News Archive

We interviewed Georges Belfort, Ph.D., who is an Institute Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Board Chair of the Society for Biological Engineering. In the interview, Dr. Belfort explained the main fields within engineering and how biochemical engineers are unique.

Taiwan Liposome Company, Ltd. announced the signing of a development and license agreement with Birdie Biopharmaceuticals Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven and Eight Biopharmaceuticals Corp.

Contract research organization jobs may not seem as appealing as working in R&D but it can have a lot of advantages—including plenty of career opportunities.

Conatus indicated that it is considering a sale of the company as part of an exploration of strategic alternatives. It is already implementing a restructuring plan that will cut 40% of staff and suspend development of its inflammasome compound CTS-2090.

The deal comes as Dermira plans to initiate Phase III studies in the U.S.

This would appear to be a major step in understanding why and how checkpoint inhibitors work—or don’t work—and will potentially lead to another avenue of research and cancer treatment.

The Complete Response Letter indicated the company will need to run an “adequate and well-controlled trial to determine whether celiprolol reduces the risk of clinical events in patients with vEDS.”

A recent list of the top 10 most expensive drugs marketed in the United States shows each of them has a list price of more than half a million dollars annually.

CENTOGENE biomarker measures lyso-Gb1 levels in children

Amarantus Bioscience Holdings, Inc. announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with The Alchemist’s Kitchen, a plant-based wellness company marketing the Plant Alchemy brand of health and wellness products, to establish a joint venture for commercialization of hemp based herbal smokable products ‘Herbal Smokes’ in addition to conducting research for cannabinoid derived addiction treatment, including smoking cessation, and other indications such as insomnia.